Health

Australian regulators have uncovered six more cases of rare blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, but say they are not unexpected as the rollout expands.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure" and discriminatory, an inquiry has heard.

Australians aged over 50 can start getting their coronavirus vaccination from a GP from Monday.

Dozens of Australians won't be returning home on the first post-pause flight out of India after they tested positive to COVID-19.

Blood Cancer Research WA trials are helping patients access life-saving treatments.

WA will welcome back capacity crowds and no longer require the wearing of face masks under a further easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The federal government has secured a deal for 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, with the first shipment set to arrive in Australia later this year.

Scott Morrison is giving himself some wriggle room on getting all Australians COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of this year.

Politicians are reluctant to relinquish power once they have it.

Australians in India who fail a pre-flight coronavirus test will be banned from boarding when rescue planes restart from May 15.

WA will significantly ease its interim lockdown restrictions and mask wearing requirements from midnight tomorrow, after the state recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day.

The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

WA has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight as the state government prepares to extend its emergency response powers into January.

The number of casual contacts linked to the latest cases of COVID-19 has doubled overnight, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID-positive delivery drivers.

All Australians over 50 have access to coronavirus vaccines as health experts move to reassure people the AstraZeneca jab is safe.

A WA-developed imaging device that can reduce the number of repeat surgeries for breast cancer patients has received a major accreditation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The number of potential COVID exposure sites has increased substantially today, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID positive food delivery drivers.

Western Australians face the prospect of an extended period of mask-wearing as the state seeks to avoid another coronavirus lockdown.

A security guard from the Pan Pacific Hotel and two of his housemates have tested positive for COVID-19, just 15 hours after the interim lockdown restrictions were lifted.

WA has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID, giving the green light for the majority of the interim restrictions to lift for Perth and Peel from midnight tonight.

The state’s peak business association has called on the state government to increase its relief for businesses affected by the lockdown and subsequent restrictions.

Interim lockdown restrictions will lift from midnight Friday, but masks will remain mandatory while the state waits for the incubation period of the coronavirus to come to an end.

Australia's medicines regulator has suggested it is unlikely two deaths in NSW were linked to coronavirus vaccinations.

Interim lockdown restrictions appear on track to end from midnight Friday, as WA records its fourth consecutive day of no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.

As those in the Perth and Peel regions emerge from the three-day lockdown, the state government has turned its attention to the economic fallout.

The challenges posed by the second wave of COVID-19 in India have reignited tensions between the state and federal government over quarantine.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, as the state records its second day with no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.

The state's health department has confirmed that a positive test result has been returned this afternoon, the second case of community transmission in WA in 24 hours.

WA has recorded no new local cases of COVID-19, as those in the Perth and Peel regions spend their first day in lockdown.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced a three-day lockdown of the Perth and Peel regions.

Local business VeinTech has taken home a $10,000 prize after winning a prestigious medical technology competition.

Victorian authorities are working to contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak after a Melbourne man tested positive for the virus after landing on a flight from Perth.